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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Jacob Middlekauff, an old resi-
dent of this county, died at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Eliza
Graves, south of Hagerstown on
Wednesday last, at the advanced age
of SO years and % days.
The Shepherdstown Register says
that William III. Fayman, of New
York, will erect a summer hotel on
the Shepherd farm, three miles north
of Shepherdstown, on the Potomac
river, recently purchased by him.
The wheat harvest " i'll begin about
the latter part of next week. The
crop in this county will be mnch bet
ter than was expected earlier in the
season, and the majority of our farm
ers will realize nearly full crop.
Mr.. John w. Story, of Hagerstown,
has been appointed by the Governo,
as Judge Of the Orphans Court oil
this county, succeeding the late Oliver
Ell. Snyder. Hagerstown ought now
to be content with all three Orphans
court judges from among her citizens.
That town is never contented unless
every Office in the county is filled by
her own citizens. Already Estates y
are being made by her citizens where
by they are to fill all the county Off
ces at the coming fall election, but it
will only take the boys from the rural
districts few seconds to mash those
states out of recognition, and you bet
they will do it. Hagerstown can
have her share, but we are opposed to
her having tie earth WilidDlspOri
| Leader.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.

Editor Herald, Dear Think
ing few items from this hyperborean
region might be of interest to some
Of your many readers, I therefore,
send you few.
Rain, rain, plenty of rain, but it is
not 80 destructive as it is reported to
have been elsewhere,-just enough to
make things grow nicely.
Crops of all kinds look we'll, and a
premium crop year is predicted.
Wheat has been is blossom for week
and there will be a full crop. Oats
look as we'll as ever saw oats look,
and 60 bushels to the acre is expected
by many farmers.
This promises to be an excellent
fruit year for all kinds of fruit except
cherries, which, had it not been for a
destructive insect, would have been a
full crop also.
Though it is twelvemonth yet be-
fore our National Convention will
meet to nominate candidate for the
Presidency, many OF our leading
Journals have selected their candi-
dates and are supporting" them, as it
were. /, for one, am getting tired OF
tnlS KIM Vi WOTk. l. U0llcNG tU0SC
Journals should lie still and wait for
the voice of the people, and then sup
port the "people's " candidate. And
until they do we need not look for
better government, for where there is
ring there is corruption. Oh. for a
time when this country of the peo-
pie, for the people, will be ruled by
| the people and not by rings.
Markets: Apples IS to S1.75; but
ter loo. corn, ear, &c., shelied 40c. ;
cornmeal 81 per 100 ibs.; eggs l5c. !;
-four So, extra s4; ham l23c.; shout
der 10c.; lard &c.; potatoes soc. ;
wheat $780,; oats 32c.; clover seed
$3.50 to $3.50; sugar 6 to Sc.
Wages per month for a term of s
months, Sl8 with board and washing /;
per day, 81 with board.
Wool is selling on the street to-day
at 32a cents per ID. 33c. has been ask
ed but never paid.
J. ID. LEISURE.
| Lansing, Mich,
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JUNE Is, 1887.
NEIGHBoRING NEWS.
lFfom The i@epherdsto,cn Register

| From The Shepherdstoicn Register
Some of the farmers of this locality
expect to begin harvesting next Tues
day, and by the latter part of next
week it is thought that harvest will
generally be under way. There is
some complaint of the fly having in
jured the wheat in some portions of
this neighborhood.
The Grocer Steel and Iron Compa-
ny, who have large furnace at Roa.
noke. Va, besides large iron interests
at Uplands, Pennsylvania, having
made an assignment, preferring cred
itors to the amount of $37S.000. Of
this amount 1910, 900 is for Sam'l Cro-
ger, president of the company.
There was quite alively runaway in
Shepherdstown Wednesday morning.
A horse belonging to Mr.. j. 0. Aglion-
by got loose in some way, and started
out on mad career with a wagon be-
hind him. He first ran into horse
and buggy driven by Master Hugh
Pendleton, wrecking the buggy pretty
badly and slightly lnjuring Hugh.
The runaway then dashed into four
horse team driven by Mr.. Adam Col
bert, and started it to running, when
one of the horses was thrown down
on the rocks and very badly cut about
the head and shoulders. The horse
that caused the mischief was then
secured. He had torn loose from the
wagon attached to him early in the
fracus. 1t is fortunate that no serious
injury was received by any person.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

NEW-HAVEN ITEMS.

The pleasant showers Sunday, 10th
inst, were greatly needed and CRATE
fully received. Quite storm the
same day passed over section 10
proximity to "Three Runs" school
house, blowing down fences, barns,
&C., in its course. So we are informed.
Improvements still go on. Thos.
r. Gregory, Esq, had his house new
ly rooted which adds very much to
its appearance; also J. F. B. Gregory
is having his place improved by fenc-
ing and the erecting of quite an ex-
tension dairy. The grain fields are
assuming q golden hue and ere this
goes to press the farmers will have
commenced harvesting in this Sec
ton. AS there is a great deal de-
mand for harvest hands all who can
should go in the fields and earn their
bread by the "sweat of their brows."
We are sorry to learn of the continued
illness of Capt. Sperow of the vicinity
of Broad Lane. We hope he may
speedily recover. We learn through
your correspondent that Miss Mary
F. Smith, of the above named ham
let, and Elmer Palmer, ESQ.,, of WASH
ington Co., were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. We extend
congratulations with the hope that
they may erer happily realize pleas
ure in the broadcast sense of the
term, and possessors of health, wealth
and prosperity. Thieves again visited
Mr.. Jno. M. Payne's corn house one
night last week. A young man, Chas.
Kisnor. in the employ of Mr.. P. went
out with a gun loaded with ten
buckshot and seeing one of the rogues
at the door shot which caused the fell
low to cry Murder, murder!" The
young man started to 60 TO him when
he was assailed by some one conceal
ed and "such rocking I got" says
Charlie was a caution" Charlie
says " / k7ao,c one of them went away
with more or less shot imbedded his
person which was evident from the
amount of blood which had oozed
from the wounds looking like some
one had killed a pig" The authori-
ties ought to take matter in hand and
look the party who got shot and infiict
penalty to the fullest extent ofthe law.
We are sorry to learn the death Of
coeSOO oOhNot - Ohh6 AAOtA AA tAiO JILL
ploy of Nicklas Bros. & Co., of your
city. We understand he ate heartily
of radishes Sunday evening, 18th inst,
and was taken sick, fingered the re-
mainder of the week till Friday after
noon death put an end to his suffering.
After all the efforts of our skilled
and scientific physicians to have the
brittle thread of life heightened out
the great Physician came and claimed
him as a jewel to build up his king
dom. The deceased was few years
ago a devoted scholar of the humble
writer, and as such his death so unex-
pected so sudden that we the more
keenly feel our loss but hope that it is
his eternal gain. May he rest in peace
in the arms of his Savior through all
the ages of eternity. We extend our
sincere coincidence to the sorrowing
relatives. There will be preaching at
the New-Haven Church Sunday, June
18th inst, by Rev, Cowan, no prevent
ing providence. Hour: 10 A. NJ.
Nom DE PLUME,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

MAKING MARTYRs.--If the city
council of Parkersburg wishes to pub
lish to the world its narroWneSs and
folly we do not see how it can do any
better in that line than it did last
week in arresting and filming the
members of the Salvation Army for
singing in the streets. We are not
set for the defense of that motley
body. Their methods, their ideas Of
Christian work, their uniform, and
all that, are distasteful to US. We
could not join them and work in their
ways. But they have as good right
to their opinions and their ways of
expressing them as we have to ours,
and we have no doubt they are sim
cerely trying to do good, and that
they are meeting with some success.
We would not put the least obstruc-
ton in their way. The city council
aforesaid, however, seems to have
passed an ordinance with special
reference to them, and to have en-
forced it with the design of stopping
their public work, sc far as it consists
of marching and singing. What pos
sible harm can they do in the streets
of Parkersburg, even if they are per-
mitted to march and sing? ParSers-
burg has for years tolerated cows,
hogs and geese upon the streets.
The cows have beloved, the pigs
have grunted and squealed and the
geese have cackled and squawked as
much as they chose, and the city
councils have borne it all with i'm
perturbable equanimity until the per-
sistent assaults of Smiths index drove
them to action, but now, if a few
orderly people choose to walk through
the streets singing gospel hymns, in
sulting nobody, troubling nobody, in
juring nobody, these vigilant guardi-
ans of the public veal are stirred to
wrath and rising in their majesty
inflict upon them heavier fine that
if they had been drunk and disorder
ly. Is Parkersburg sold to the saloon
power, that its council and mayor
make this distinction Echo.
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| From the Morgan Co. Papers. l


George Dyche freed large coon ON
the mountain on Monday and Oliver
Kesecker came along and shot it.
Our famers are still of the opinion
that the wheat crop will not be over
half yield this year in Morgan.
The total number of youth Of both
colors between the ages of 6 and L. in
Morgan county is 1884. In 1886 the
total number was 22O6, which shows
an increase in 1887 Of rs. This, we
believe, is the largest enumeration
Morgan has ever had.
The funeral of Mr.. Jonathan Gas.
Ter on Sunday last was the largest in
Berkeley Springs for many years.
Mr.. r.. F. Ebersole, weekly ship
per of horses over the G. V. r. r.,
drove to this place Thursday of last
week from Winchester with a livery
TEEN to overtake his horses that were
here for shipment. While hitched to
a telegraph pole at the depot his
horse became frightened at the st.
Clair buss, and pulling the bride over
its head ran down Race street through
Bender & Bros lumber yard and
down the steep embankment just be-
You'd. The buggy was a complete
wreck, and the horse was badly in
jured, having run a brake rod several
inches in its breast just under the
right front leg Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
ASTONISHING SUCCESS.

1t is the duty of every person who has
used Boschee's German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia,
and in fact all throat and lung diseases.
No person can use it without immed late
relief. Three doses will relieve any case
and we consider it the duty of all Drug
gists to recommend it to the poor, dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle,
as $4,000 dozen bottles were sold last
year, and no one case where it failed was
reported. Such medicine as the Ger
man Syrup cannot be too widely known.
Ask your druggist about it. Sample
bottles to try, sold at 10 cents. Regular
size, rs cents. Sold by all Druggists and
Dealers, in the United States and Cana
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

ST. NICHOLAS FOR JULY.--iN.
Nicholas has a strongly patriotic fla
vor, appropriate to the Fourth Of July.
Even the Brownies become imbued
with the prevalent enthusiasm, and
celebrate the day at night. Miss Jes-
sic @. Glasier, a new writer contri-
butes an amusing sketch of negro
child-life, called "a Gunpowder
Plot" which is capitally illustrated
by Z. w. Kemble. Miss Lillian Dyne-
vor Rice presents "A Fourth of July
Record" in bright and clever verse.
/" Betty's Sunday" charmingly illus
trated by r. B. Birch, carries us back
to the War Of 1912. and tells Of brave
little American girls adventure with
the enemy. The instaliment of" Win
ming Commission" too,-wIth its
pictures of cadet life at West Point
falls in line with these timely attrac-
tions Of the number.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

SUMMER ToURs.-Excursion Tick
cts to Deer Park, Oakland, Mountain
Park, and all the other famous Sum-
mer Resorts and Medicinal Springs in
Maryland, Pennsylvania, the Virgin
las and North Carolina, are now on
sale at all principal stations along the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio r. r..
These tickets are valid for return pas
sage until October 31st, and are good
for stop-over privileges both going
and returning. B. & o. Ticket Agents
at minor stations will secure Excur-
sion Tickets for passengers desiring
to take trains at such stations, pro-
vided application is made a few days
in advance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

On Tuesday, 2Sth inst, Rev. DIR.
VIM. Butler, the founder of Method
ism in North India and also in New
Mexico, will lecture on 6" His own
experience in mission work" The
DR.. is gifted with pure Irish eloquence,
is rich in facts, and will instruct and
delight all who will hear him. To
hear him will be the treat of ones life
time. His lecture is free to all and
we hope the members and friends of
the church will crowd the house.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25
MARRIAGES.

Dec. 2Sth. 1885, by Rev. j. r. Ridenour,
at the U. B. Parsonage, Michael Lehan
to Miss Catherine T. Anderson, both of
this county.
In Philadelphia, June 18th, at the
residence of the brides mother, by
Rev. w. Grenough, of the Presby-
terrain Church, John Sellers, of Mar
tinsburg, to Miss Libbie, daughter Of
the late DIR. Johnson, of Berkeley Co.,
w, Va.
June 1eth, 1887, at the Lutheran
parsonage, by Rev. II. c. Holland,
Mr.. James Westall to Miss Henrietta
HODGE, both of this city.
At the Baldwin House, Hagers-
town, June IA, by Rev. @. X. Mar
shall, of the Christian Church, Mr..
Henry Franklin Greenwood, of Roam
oke, Va, and Miss Mary Catherine
Fayman, Of Shepherdstown.
In Shepherdstown, June 6, by Rev.
l.. r. Mason, Norman Clayburn, of
Hagerstown, and Miss Julia Kidwell,
daughter Of Mr.. John ". Kidwell.
In Berkeley county, June 8, 1887,
by Rev. VIM. Gerhart, Aquilla Cos
nell and Miss Flora e. Linton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.-We pre-
sent to the taxpayers this week full
statement of the receipts and expen-
ditures of the county for the past year.
The people can see and judge for
themselves. We think county mat.
tiers are getting into better shape than
what they had been, and hope that by
the parctice of honesty and economy
the expenses can be lessened and the
taxes reduced, and the public welfare
still be rightly provided for.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-Sam S.,
eldest son Of Rev. E. P. Maconaughey,
near town, while operating a new
Champion mower, cutting hay in their
field, got caught in the gearing of the
machine, decorating his right thumb
terribly, and tearing the nail out by
the roots. Those handling moving
and reaping machines cannot be too
careful. b.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

T FOURTH OF July EXCURSIONS
The custom long since established by
the B. & o. r.. r. of selling low rate
excursion tickets upon the National
Holiday, will be observed this year,
as usual, and excursion tickets will
be sold to and from all stations on the
B. & o. system of lines east of the
Ohio River.
Tickets will be sold July I'd, Sd
and 4th, and will be valid for return
passage until July 5th inclusive.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

There are too many habitually idle
boys in town. Many of them don't
know what to get at, and are in train
ing for future trouble. Parents
should keep young boys and girls
from making a practice of running
the streets and idling around. It is
bad enough for the "big" boys and
girls to be out so much.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Early Tuesday morning George
Vulgamont, small boy, living near
the mountain, entered town with a
basket of cherries. When passing
through Strinesville Wilson Kenno,
Harry Isonogle, and John Welty, in
duced him to go into barber shop
and let them cut his hair. The boy
thinking it a liberal offer, accepted the
proposition. While one was cutting
his hair, the other two made off with
his cherries. His hair was cut in
strings, and presented a miserable
picture.-Gdzette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

1.-THE old Stager,n "Long Legs'
and "great Eclat," are happy hits by
the funny editor Of the town. How
easy it is to tickle some peoples vani-
ity, and the Captain has a happy fac
ulty Of doing Il in all his innocence.
He studies to please. We please to
study. He gets all the "eclat, and
we try to get the cash.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

THE SCHooLs.-The appointment
of teachers for the Martinsburg
Schools was made by the Board last
week, and the former teachers reap
pointed with one or two exceptions.
Civil Service rules apply no where
more necessarily than in the schools.
Teachers who fit themselves for the
work should be encouraged and re-
tanned, and nothing should deprive
them of their high and responsible
trust except as provided by the school
laws, and as far as we have examined
them they seem wisely framed. No
teacher can be put out without any
cause, and trumped up charges are no
cause. The law provides for the max
ing and hearing of complaint and a
full investigation and ample room for
defence. Personal matters, politics,
likes or dislikes, and prejudices, should
90 for nothing. The teachers, one
and all deserves the fairest treatment,
and want of competency, morality or
duty are the only grounds for lawful
removal.
The colored schools should be gov
erned the same as the rest, and every
effort made to increase their efficiency
and power for moral and mental i'm.
provement. Teachers and the colored
patrons should unite in furthering
their school interests. That they
may do this, it is the duty of the
school officers to keep politica
ESPECIALLY outside) influence away
and give the colored schools the best
most attentive and deserving teach.
ers. The wishes of the white people
should have no more to do with col
ored teachers, than the wishes of col
ored people with white teachers. We
believe the new Board has done this
and the colored people and teachers
should cooperate most heartily. The
public school system, as its name in
dictates, is for the education of the
peoples children, irrespective of any
question that can enter into it. Al
have the same chances, are treated
alike, and no distinction is shown
We believe these regulations are car
ried out almost to the letter in tn
public schools. One cause of com
plaint in all the religious or sectarial
schools coming under our obser
walton, is that class distinctions ar
not concealed. Such things in publ
institutions have a demoralizing el
feet, and are not likely to be practice'
by teachers raised up from among tn
people.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

LAW CARD.-The law card for
Faulkner & Walker appears in anoth-
ercolumn, and is polite request to the
readers ofTHE HERALD for any pro-
fessional business they may have to
be transacted in their line.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

An accident occurred about four
miles east of Keyser, on the B. e. O.
r. r. Sunday, June 10Th, by which
four passengers and three of the Com
pany's employees received slight in
juries. The accident caused a delay
of several hours to trains.
w. A. More, firemen of the freight
engine, was cut about the head and
j. III. Little, the brakeman, was hurt
in the ankle by jumping. The two
men were taken to their homes in
Martinsburg after receiving surgical
attention.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. John Shaffer, formerly of this
place but now of st. Louis, Mo-, and
wife are visiting Mr.. Christian Shat
fer. They are accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. Abbie Ditman, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Chas. Coils and Miss Lucy
Rowland were united in the bonds of
matrimony by Rev. E. l.. Wilson al
the suburban residence of the brides
brother, Thursday evening of last
week.
VIM. S. Miller, Esq, returned the
first of the week from his northern
tour. He visited Niagara. Watkins
Glen, and many other places of in.
terest and had most enjoyable trip.
There is considerable railroad talk
in our local circles just now. Messrs,
Samuel Busey and G.. w. McKown
took trip along the proposed route,
by this place, for extension of the c.
V. r. r., from Martinsburg, few
days since. They found the farmers
all along the route willing to give the
right of way through their lands.
There will be scarcely a man from
Tuscarora to the Northwestern Grade
who will ask damages for the passage
of the road through his farm.
This route is far the cheapest by
which the road can be built and has
many advantages which other routes
do not possess.
SHAME.-As Rev. Jas. l.. Sibole
was preaching fl the open air to q
congregation near Ganotown last Sun.
day night, they were attacked by a
gang of young men who might easily
have gotten into far better business,
and who threw and rolled large stones
down the hill upon the assembly,
The congregation was taken by sur.
prise and temporarily thrown into
confusion, but soon rallied and "held
the fort" One of the stones struck a
little son of Mr.. Moses Fry, and in
flicted slight injuries no one else
was hurt. The guilty parties should
be found and punished for the out.
rage.
IN MEMoRIAM.-Our columns beal
the sad intelligence of the departure
of another friend from the shores o.
time. On Monday last Mrs. Ida M
Wehler, wife of Jno. w. Weller
and daughter of the late Jacob West
died at her home in East Berlin, Pa.
after lingering illness of consump.
ton.
She was born and raised in this vii.
lage, and being of an unusually bright
and lively disposition, was favorite
with all who knew her. Cut down ir
vigor and usefulness of young woman
hood, she has passed away, leaving 6
devoted husband and one child, tive
children having preceded her to the
better land) and large circle of rela
tives and friends to mourn her un
timely loss. She had been a consist.
ent member of the German Reformed
church for number of years.-Ger-
ardsto,Ca Times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

Mrs. VIM. Gard, who has been all
ing for some time past, died at her
residence Tuesday morning at 15 min
utes of seven. Mrs. Gard was in her
18th year and was lady who drew
around her large circle of friends.
She was a faithful and consistent
member of the Presbyterian Church.
She leaves husband and three chill
dren to mourn her loss. The funeral
services were held at her home We'd
nesday evening at O'Clock = Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

A very heavy rain passed over this
section Thursday evening. Where hay
was laying it washed good deal and the
newly worked corn fields also. This
summer promises to be one of heavy
thunder storm. A great many deaths
are being recorded from lightning. Keep
away from exposed places during a
storm.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-06-25

CLOSING EXERCIsEs.-Through the
kindness of Rev. d. Marley, pastor
of st. Mary's Church. Hagerstown,
we have received an invitation to be
present at the Closing Exercises ofSt.
Joseph's Academy, next Tuesday
afternoon at three O'Clock.